[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 202 (Thursday, October 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52802-52803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22673]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Corporation for Travel Promotion Board of Directors
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Second notice of an opportunity for travel and tourism industry
leaders to apply for membership on the Board of Directors of the
Corporation for Travel Promotion.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is again seeking applications from
travel and tourism leaders from specific industries for membership on
the Board of Directors (Board) of the Corporation for Travel Promotion
(doing business as Brand USA). The purpose of the Board is to guide the
Corporation for Travel Promotion on matters relating to the promotion
of the United States as a travel destination and communication of
travel facilitation issues, among other tasks. On July 19, 2018, the
Department published in the Federal Register a ``Notice of an
opportunity for travel and tourism industry leaders to apply for
membership on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Travel
Promotion'' (83 FR 34112), announcing membership opportunities on the
Board of Directors of the Corporation for Travel Promotion. The
application period closed on August 17, 2018. The Department is now
reopening the application period to solicit additional applications.
This notice supplements the notice of July 19, 2018.
Interested parties who have already applied in response to that
Federal Register notice do not need to re-apply.
DATES: All applications must be received by the National Travel and
Tourism Office by close of business on Friday, October 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Please submit application information by email to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Heizer, National Travel and
Tourism Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, MS10003, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-0140; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (TPA) was
signed into law on March 4, 2010 and was amended in July 2010 and
December 2014. The TPA established the Corporation for Travel Promotion
(the Corporation), as a non-profit corporation charged with the
development and execution of a plan to (A) provide useful information
to those interested in traveling to the United States; (B) identify and
address perceptions regarding U.S. entry policies; (C) maximize
economic and diplomatic benefits of travel to the United States through
the use of various promotional tools; (D) ensure that international
travel benefits all States and the District of Columbia, and (E)
identify opportunities to promote tourism to rural and urban areas
equally, including areas not traditionally visited by international
travelers.
The Corporation is governed by a Board of Directors, consisting of
11 members with knowledge of international travel promotion or
marketing, broadly representing various regions of the United States.
The TPA directs the Secretary of Commerce (after consultation with the
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State) to appoint
the Board of Directors for the Corporation.
On July 19, 2018, the Department published in the Federal Register
a ``Notice of an opportunity for travel and tourism industry leaders to
apply for membership on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for
Travel Promotion'' (83 FR 34112), announcing membership opportunities
on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Travel Promotion. The
application period closed on August 17, 2018. The Department is now
reopening the application period to solicit additional applications.
This notice supplements the notice of July 19, 2018. Interested parties
who have already applied in response to that Federal Register notice do
not need to re-apply.
At this time, the Department will be selecting four individuals
with the appropriate expertise and experience from specific sectors of
the travel and tourism industry to serve on the Board as follows:
(A) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the hotel
accommodations sector;
(B) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience as an
official of a city convention and visitors' bureau;
(C) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the
restaurant sector; and
(D) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience as an
official of a state tourism office.
To be eligible for Board membership, individuals must have
international travel and tourism marketing experience, be a current or
former chief executive officer, chief financial officer, or chief
marketing officer or have held an equivalent management position.
Additional consideration will be given to individuals who have
experience working in U.S. multinational entities with marketing
budgets, and/or who are audit committee financial experts as defined by
the Securities and Exchange Commission (in accordance with 15 U.S.C.
7265). Individuals must be U.S. citizens, and in addition, cannot be
federally registered lobbyists or registered as a foreign agent under
the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.
Those selected for the Board must be able to meet the time and
effort commitments of the Board.
Board members serve at the discretion of the Secretary of Commerce
(who may remove any member of the Board for good cause). The terms of
office of each member of the Board appointed by the Secretary shall be
three (3) years. Board members can serve a maximum of two consecutive
full three-year terms. Board members are not considered Federal
government employees by virtue of their service as a member of the
Board and will receive no compensation from the Federal government for
their participation in Board activities. Members participating in Board
meetings and events may be paid actual travel expenses and per diem by
the Corporation when away from their usual places of residence.
Individuals who want to be considered for appointment to the Board
should submit the following information by the Friday, October 26, 2018
deadline to the address listed in the ADDRESSES section above:
1. Name, title, and personal resume of the individual requesting
consideration, including address, email address and phone number.
2. A brief statement of why the person should be considered for
appointment to the Board. This statement should also address the
individual's relevant international travel and tourism marketing
experience and audit committee financial expertise, if any, and
indicate clearly the sector or sectors
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enumerated above in which the individual has the requisite expertise
and experience. Individuals who have the requisite expertise and
experience in more than one sector can be appointed for only one of
those sectors. Appointments of members to the Board will be made by the
Secretary of Commerce.
3. An affirmative statement that the applicant is a U.S. citizen
and further, is not required to register as a foreign agent under the
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.
Dated: October 12, 2018.
Julie Heizer,
Deputy Director, National Travel and Tourism Office.
[FR Doc. 2018-22673 Filed 10-17-18; 8:45 am]
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